Buddha of Suburbia, The (1993) (DVD)

Just for the record, I was in London in the early 80's with family. This film does a really good job for the most part. But having been in North London, things were a little more dicey. The story is very good and Naveen Andrews is so worth watching (most all of his work is). The topics are addressed pretty well. Need to watch disk 2 though.

I really enjoyed this! I had never seen or heard about this series. It popped up in the recommendations while I was browsing the movies. I've watched it more than once. Its added to my list of go-to movies\series. Its really good.

Funny, personable, ironic, spiritual, sensual, rainbow, attitude, shifting points of view, humorous, sincere, generational. And David Bowie's title song is wonderful in it and by itself. Good soundtrack overall.

This is one of my favorite books. When I read it, I thought to myself that there was a David Bowie song behind all of this. Little did I know, there was this BBC miniseries. They did an excellent job representing the book.

I liked this series. It was a good snapshot of that time period. Seeing Naveen Andrews at such an early time was a treat. It was emotional without being sentimental or maudlin and the characters were likeable.

fast delivery, wonderful dvd.

As a great fan of the novel, it's difficult for me to understand such rave reviews of Naveen Andrews in the role of Karim. He almost ruined this series for me, and his range of expression is limited to three expressions: smug arrogance, self-pitying puppy-dog-eyed loser, and insipid smirk. He is surrounded by amazing talent, especially the actors who play his father, his cousin, and his cousin's wife Changez. The rest of the production is mostly well-done, from setting the scene in 1970s England and portraying the political issues of the time, to creating a believable relationship between Karim's father and his wife and mistress Eva. The fact that Andrews neither looks remotely like the actor playing his father, nor is he biracial, irksomely detracts from the realism of the inner conflict about his identity. Brenda Blethyn plays her typical shuddering, insecure and repressed working-class Brit and is annoying as ever. Watch if you love the novel and for the overall quality of the production, but mindful of the fact that the casting and direction has let the novel down on several key characters.

Interesting and of course Naveen Andrews was the only reason why I made the purchase. Very happy.